From a surgeon's perspective, the ability to see (during) the surgery is enhanced doing it laparoscopically," said Dr. Anita Courcoulas, a professor and bariatric surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who wasn't part of the new

Adlington bears burden of expectation

country's most successful Olympic swimmer in a century. The last British woman to win an Olympic swimming gold before her was Anita Lonsbrough in 1960 and Adlington won the 800, her favorite distance, in a world-record time of eight minutes 14.10 seconds

I'll Have Another scratched from Belmont Stakes

returned to racing, winning the Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita , putting the colt firmly on the Triple Crown trail. O'Neill ..... gave I'll Have Another two months off leading up to the Santa Anita Derby, which he won by a nose in April. The Associated Press

Consolidated suit to be filed Thursday in NFL concussion case before US judge in Philadelphia

They involve thousands of retired players. A federal judicial panel has consolidated the cases before U.S. District Judge Anita Brody. The lawsuits aim to hold the NFL responsible for medical monitoring and treatment of the veteran players. The plaintiffs

are much less exposed to the government bonds, the real question is whether the country can grow itself out of the recession," said Anita Paluch of Gekko Global Markets. ___ Associated Press Writer Daniel Woolls contributed from Madrid.